AllPeopleBeHappy Staff

With a diverse set of skills and a shared mission, we design high-impact experiences and support local communities in valuable ways. Meet the people who make AllPeopleBeHappy’s work possible.

Brandon has over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit, service-learning, and international education sectors.

Brandon Blache-Cohen

President & CEO

Katie has a deep love for art and its ability to draw people together in cross-cultural contexts.

Katie Baucco

Director of Operations

Bibi is part farmer, part community organizer, all Amizade.

Bibi Al-Ebrahim

Deputy Director

Torey has a profound love for traveling and connecting with people and communities around the world.

Torey Siebart

Experiences Manager

Nick hopes to make the world a happier place, even if it’s one person at a time.

Nick Grimes

Senior Impact Manager

Distinguished Fellow for Global Citizenship

Erin McLaughlin

European Engagement Coordinator

AllPeopleBeHappy Fellows: 2026-2027

Every year, AllPeopleBeHappy works with our network members around the world to identify young people who are emerging leaders in their communities. Meet our 2026 cohort!

Freddy is a National Tourism Guide from Ecuador with 15 years of experience specializing in ornithology and ecotourism.

Freddy Bosmediano

Ecuador

Ifetayo serves as an Educational Outreach Officer and Liaison as well as an Accounting and Administrative Assistant with the Fondes Amandes Community Reforestation Project (FACRP).

Ifetayo Jaramogi

Trinidad & Tobago

Maya is student at Georgia Tech studying history and public policy who is working with the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) on their racial equity team.

Maya Harrington

Washington DC, USA

Nevaeh is from the Navajo Nation in Tuba City AZ. Throughout her life, she has done volunteer work for her community through a nonprofit group called Community Action for Children and Youth (C.A.C.Y.)

Nevaeh Allen

Navajo Nation

Pravtha is a social worker who is passionate about using creative and participatory approaches to promote problem-solving, teamwork, and emotional resilience among youth.

Pravtha Densil Rajkumar

Sri Lanka

Prince is a passionate digital strategist and social impact advocate who believes in the power of technology to transform lives.

Prince Makafui Sossah

Ghana

AllPeopleBeHappy Fellows: 2025-2026

Every year, AllPeopleBeHappy works with our network members around the world to identify young people who are emerging leaders in their communities. Our 2025 cohort is now entering their second year!

Kwame Appiah-Kubi is a native of Jukwa in the Central Region of Ghana and a graduate of the University of Cape Coast where he received a BA in Education (Accounting and Economics).

Kwame Appiah

Ghana

Noura's expertise lies in managing and implementing projects that support children and youth, particularly those from refugee backgrounds and the host community.

Noura Moaffak

Jordan

Marsha is from the beautiful island of Jamaica, and a proud Fellow representing the Petersfield Galloway Benevolent Society (PGBS), formerly known as the Association of Clubs.

Marsha Haye

Jamaica

Brandon lives in San Miguel de los Bancos in Ecuador and is in his last year as a tourism student at the ESPE Armed Forces University.

Brandon Minga

Ecuador

Adriana S. Ayala Gonzalez is a social worker and currently the volunteer coordinator for Caras con Causa, a community-based NGO in Puerto Rico.

Adriana S. Ayala Gonzalez

Puerto Rico

Board of Directors

Rebecca Johnson

Chair

Cody Morris Paris, PhD

Brandon Blache-Cohen

Ex officio

Tina Obut

Tom Silverman

Cassandra Chaire

Greg Payne

Rhiannon Tomtishen

Bill Reppart

Reed Schmidt

Sunny Tang

Founder

Joy Cocchiara

Dennis Mccunney

Chad Hyett

Allie Bustin, ESQ

Site Directors

Nate Siggers

Appalachia

Rebecca Casey

Appalachia

Ariel Flores

Bolivia

Mauricio Ramirez

Bolivia

Jullyana Franco

Brazil

Lenin Minga

Ecuador

Rev Chris Nyame

Ghana

Juri Bottura

Italy

Ms. Eveth Clark

Jamaica

Ms. Norma Fenton

Jamaica

Vanessa Brown

Navajo Nation

Keller Allen

Pine Ridge

Michael Fernandez

Puerto Rico

Anna Kraus

Poland

Denise Aleong-Thomas

Trinidad and Tobago

Patricia Muñoz

Spain

Conor Largey

Northern Ireland

Eamon Feerick

Northern Ireland

Hall of Fame

Eric Hartman

Former Executive Director

Arlene Kee

GSL Champion in Northern Ireland

Rev. Glenn Grayson

Community Partner and Global Education Advocate

Mike Sandy

Former Executive Director

Betty Lou Weiss

First Volunteer and Amizade Matriarch

Jean Carla Costas

Bolivia Site Director

Marvin and Martie Wachs

AllPeopleBeHappy Supporters

Matthias Brown

Amizade Jamaica, Former Site Director

Steven Alexander

Amizade Brazil, Former Site Director

Daniel Weiss

Founder and First Site Director

Brother Ronald Hein

Santarem Brazil, Community Leader

Sunny, Barbara, and Eric Tang

Co-Founders, AllPeopleBeHappy Foundation

Monica Frolander-Ulf

Associate Professor Emerita, Anthropology

Jessica Friedrichs

Co-founder, Cultural Humility & Equity Collaborative

Geli Weiss

Former Brazil Site Director

Careers

AllPeopleBeHappy is growing our team! We are currently hiring for two positions: a Development Associate and an Outreach Assistant. If you—or someone you know—might be a great fit, we’d love for you to learn more and consider applying. Click the links below to read the full position descriptions, including responsibilities, qualifications, application requirements, and details about the hiring process. Please feel free to share these opportunities with anyone in your network who may be interested!

Development Associate

updated August 2026

Outreach Assistant

updated August 2026